Gastronomy

Michelin

Three masters chefs, spangled Michelin, share the top of the belgium gastronomy. The Comme chez soi, intimate and elegant brasserie based in 1926, which Pierre Wynants raised to the rank of famous restaurant worldwide. Lionel Rigolet is nowadays the king of the sloves. Just behind the Basilica, another great one, Bruneau brings maybe a more creative and contemporary touch, both in his place and in the plates. Finally, the prestigious Sea Grill, situated in the Radisson Hotel, with the chef Yves Mattagne as virtuoso, putting the seafood under the spotlights.

On the Brussels newcomers side, entering the spangled ones of the Guide Rouge;La Paix,Michel and 't Stoveke, raise proudly their first stars, thus uniting le Passage, Bon-Bon, Bistrot du Mail,Chalet de la Forêt, Senza Nome, Marie, San Daniele, Terborght et L'Ecailler du Palais Royal that keep their rewards.

Gault Millau

To Gault-Millau, one of the most influential gastronomic guides, Sea Grill and the Comme chez Soi are at the head of their classification. The restaurant Bruneau like Christophe Hardiquest at Bon-Bon are described as inescapable tables. Finally establishments The passage,le Museumbrasserie, La Truffe Noire and la la Villa Lorraine contribute to the culinary success of the heritage of Brussels!

Except these classics

Except these classics, BrusselsLife.be also recommends you: the restaurant Bleu de toi, a classic, with its Lobster and its bintjes representing the perfect couple of a menu proud to have received, this year, the reward of Belgian cook of the guide Delta. The Silver Delta has been given to Lo Scoglio and the Bronze Delta to the Flâneries gourmandes in Saint-Gilles.

The guide of Henry Lemaire who wishes to stand out as " the Bible and the reference for search of good restaurants " place in its very closed club of the " Greats tables " the following restaurants; Bon-Bon, La Truffe Noire, L'Ecailler du Palais Royal,la Villa Lorraine et Le Chalet de la Forêt.

The opinion of a gastronomic columnist

Jacques Kother, from the gastronomic magazine Le guide des Connaisseurs, who is also the gastronomic columnist of Bel RTL, considers that the best today's special is in the heart of the capital, at the Brasserie Ommegang.

Finally, for a disorientation of your taste buds, Kamo received the reward of the best Asian of the year with its modern Japanese cooking. The resward of the best Mediterranean restaurant of the year was awarded to Notos for its excellent Greek cooking.

The unassailables

They are maybe not spangled but they shine in the Brussels gastronomy: the unassailables!.

When the mystery meets the gastronomy, it is in Cospaia , a new style restaurant & bar in the international speed that will titilate your taste buds. Cospaia can be easily classified in the list of the renowned restaurants like Costes in Paris, Bank in London and Arts in Barcelona.

Antoine Pinto's passion is creating spaces of evasion offering a gastronomic journey through Belgium, is the basic ingredient of la brasserie Belga Queen. A brasserie where, during a business dinner, between friends or in family, all your senses are awaked.

It's the authentic quincaillerie Art nouveau of the beginning of the XXth century which was transformed into a brasserie renowned in the elegant district of Ixelles, which welcomes you at its table to sample a rich and sophisticated cooking. One day would you probably meet Alain Delon, Gérard Depardieu or Michel Lebb in this place.

Finally, a true Brussels institution just a step from the Bois de la cambre Les Brasseries Georges are well-known for their seafoods, but consider that their whole cooking (the duck breast, the lamb) is excellent. And their terrace is very appreciated during beautiful days.

In 2012 the gastronomy will be in the heart of the Brussels tourism, a beautiful opportunity for the capital to emphasize its cosmopolite aspect. In the meantime, have a good meal in the studed capital ! Charlotte Neyret